Chen Ershao suddenly came up to Chen Tai'an, raised his arm to touch his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother, didn't you have no interest in that Miss Qi Liu before? Why did you suddenly spend so much time thinking about her?" ?”
This is a little strange. Chen Ershao remembered that Chen Tai'an was not interested in Miss Qi Liu before, saying that she was just a fool with no brains, and she was beautiful if she was beautiful, but she lacked a soul. It can only be used as a vase, and if you look at it for a long time, you will get tired of it. The beauties in Jinling City are in different poses and different styles, each with its own style, and the women on the Qinhuai River are even more charming and charming. No one is better than that wooden Qi Yutong Beauty is good
Of course, for a person like Chen Ershao, he doesn't care if he has no inner meaning, no soul, as long as he looks good enough, that's enough.
Of course, Chen Ershao is also quite self-aware. He is a well-known playboy in Jinling City, Qi Yutong is the apple of the eye of Marshal Qi, and her own brother is the most important son of Marshal Qi, and she herself has such a good appearance. He had no hope of getting it.
However, Chen Ershao felt that Chen Tai'an still had some hope, but he seemed to have looked down on Qi Yutong in the past, and he had always been lacking in interest. Don't feel a little strange.
Could it be that my eldest brother has degenerated aesthetics, from looking at inner beauty to looking at outer beauty? Has he finally noticed Qi Yutong's beauty
Sure enough, the big brother is the big brother, and Qi Yutong fell into the trap with such a big hand as soon as he made a move. He has never seen anyone in this world who can escape the charm of hibiscus ointment.
Chen Sanshao was lying there lazily, and he seemed to have no energy. He had been hanging out with a few women on the Qinhuai River in the past few days, and he didn't know where to go. If it wasn't because Chen Tai'an gave him After calling him back, he might still be lying on the flower boat on the Qinhuai River with his arms around a woman and sleeping soundly.
"Brother, you brought us back in such a hurry, isn't it just to tell us these things? If there is nothing else, I will go back first. After working for so long, I am also tired. "
As Chen Sanshao spoke, he yawned big, his swollen eyeballs almost closed together, he sniffed, stood up while supporting the table beside him, and prepared to leave staggeringly.
When Chen Tai'an saw Chen Sanshao's appearance, he couldn't help but frowned: "Sir, you must be smoking, right?"
As he spoke, his voice sharpened sharply, and he looked at Chen Sanshao as if his gaze had been poisoned. Chen Sanshao was a little rambunctious at first, but after being frightened by Chen Tai'an, he immediately regained his energy and hurriedly He opened his mouth and said, "No, big brother, I'm not that kind of person, I'm not, big brother, what does our family do, can I still not know how powerful that thing is? I definitely haven't touched it!"
Although their family has opened a lot of opium dens and made a lot of money by selling opium, but their own direct descendants will not be contaminated with these things.
Don't look at what they promote about opium as the only good thing in the sky and nothing on earth, but they know very well in their hearts that these things are absolutely not to be touched. After that, this life will be over.
He had seen a lot of people who smoked too much. They were all skinny, and they looked like skeletons covered with human skin, which barely looked like a human being, but the inside was already empty.
Seeing what people who smoked too much opium would look like when they became addicted to cigarettes, he also knew exactly what would happen to those who couldn't smoke opium, so even if he knew that this thing would really make people feel ecstatic, It will not be contaminated either.
"Brother, I remember what you said clearly. I don't want to touch it. It's just that Hu Tianhei has been making a lot of trouble these days, and I don't have much energy. I want to go back and have a rest."
As he said that, Chen Sanshao showed a flattering smile towards Chen Tai'an, and swore that he was never contaminated with opium. When Chen Tai'an saw him like this, he came up to him and sniffed, except for some heavy powder smell Besides, it really doesn't have the unique smell of opium, Chen Tai'an felt relieved, and his frown relaxed.
"Just remember, if it's really a good thing, I won't let you have it, but look at what the men in the other rooms look like, and then look at what their wives look like after they smoke , those sisters-in-law and younger siblings look like they haven't been nourished for a long time, and they all look like withered flowers."
Speaking of this, Chen Tai'an suddenly raised the corners of his mouth, showing a sarcasm smile: "Aren't the ones who jumped the most can't even give birth to children now?"
This big smoke will only make people feel happy when it is smoked, but the follow-up troubles are countless. No matter whether it is a man or a woman, after being infected, not to mention other things, this fertility is completely abolished, although it is still long. They look like men, but they are all living eunuchs, and there is no way to make a woman pregnant anymore.
And when a woman smokes this thing, her body will be completely destroyed, and it will be even more difficult to get pregnant.
There were a lot of concubines and concubines in the backyard of the Chen family before. The three brothers were obviously the sons of the eldest wife, but their status was much lower than those of the concubines. What's the result? Now it's not like everyone has to shrink down honestly and become a eunuch.
I have already said what should be said. Although my two younger brothers have no great prospects, they are better than obedient and sensible. To him, the big brother, he is obedient and tells them to go east and dare not go west. The three brothers work together , naturally took the position of the young master of the Chen family.
Now when outsiders mentioned the next generation of the Chen family, they only knew about their three brothers, and those bastards who were jumping around were no more.
No one is more aware of the dangers of opium than Chen Tai'an, so he pays great attention to this aspect, and also restrains his two younger brothers so that they will not be contaminated by these things.
But others...
In this world, besides the three brothers, is there anyone else
Chen Tai'an said a few words briefly, seeing that Chen Ershao and Chen Sanshao were both absent-minded, obviously not in the mood to listen to him, so he sent them away without saying anything else.
After everyone left, Chen Tai'an was the only one left in the study. He dug out the ledger and carefully checked it line by line.
Chen Tai'an was unable to trust anyone due to his childhood and youth experience. Even his two younger brothers, Chen Tai'an was on guard, but those two younger brothers had no ambitions. As long as they were obedient, he would not treat them badly. Their.
"The opium in several opium halls is almost out of stock. It's time to replenish the stock. The opium field should also send people to check it out. Now it's time to bloom, and we have to send people to watch it... "
In the eyes of many people, opium is a good thing, especially in the eyes of those big smokers, it is more important than life. Rich smokers can go to the opium shop to buy opium, while those poor They don't have money and channels, so they want to move their minds to the big tobacco fields.
From April to July, when the opium blooms and bears fruit, there will always be some daring people on the other side of the tobacco field trying to get some opium back.
After all, even rough-made opium can solve the urgent need, and those smokers will not care about it when they get addicted.
"It seems that we need to send some more people over there. Although it's not an important thing, we can't let those big smokers succeed."
"Wooden warehouses and the like should also be prepared. You must not be soft-hearted when dealing with those heavy smokers. If you want free smoke, it depends on whether they have the ability."
The sky outside gradually darkened, and Chen Tai'an's eyes were dazzled from looking at the account books. After finally reading the part of the account books in hand, he raised his head with difficulty, and then stretched out his hands to rub his swollen eyes.
"Xiang Liu, Xiang Liu!"
Chen Tai'an yelled a few times, and a man in Tsing Yi came in from outside the study, he was Chen Tai'an's confidant, besides his two younger brothers, Chen Tai'an trusted Li Xiangliu the most.
"Young master, what are your orders?"
After Li Xiangliu came in, he asked respectfully.
Chen Tai'an said: "Arrange more people to guard over the big tobacco fields. If there is still a forceful rush in to grab the big tobacco this year like last year, then don't hold back your hands and kill them."
When Li Xiangliu heard the words "shoot and kill, don't care, he didn't even lift his eyelids, and obediently agreed. Afterwards, Chen Tai'an gave a few more instructions, and Li Xiangliu memorized them one by one.
"Okay, you go, you go tonight, don't waste time."
"Yes, young master."
Li Xiangliu was about to leave, but was stopped by Chen Tai'an again: "By the way, the hibiscus ointment I asked someone to get before has been made again?"
Li Xiangliu thought for a while, and replied: "It's the final stage, and it will probably be ready soon. If the young master is in a hurry, I'm sending someone to urge you."
Chen Tai'an nodded and said, "Okay, make sure someone brings it to me directly, and prepare a few more beautiful packages."
Li Xiangliu responded one by one, and after confirming that Chen Tai'an had nothing else to say, he turned and left.
It was late at night, and the lights in the entire courtyard of the Chen family gradually turned on. Every courtyard was bustling with activity, and it looked like a scene of prosperity and harmony.
It's just that in the darkness where the light hasn't reached, there are countless beasts that are neither human nor ghost. hear.
"This rebellious son, why is he so courageous? Who gave him such courage to stretch his hand so long!"
In the study room, Qi Yuanhao looked at the materials handed in by his subordinates after the investigation, his eyes were red with anger, and with a wave of his hand, all the ledgers on the table were swept down on the ground. Yuan Hao was still puzzled, and slapped the table with his big hands vigorously, until the table made a loud bang.
Qi Yuanhao is also a resolute character. Since the last time he heard from Qi Wang that Qi Yan had tampered with his properties, Qi Yuanhao took over all the properties from Qin Minyan and began to sort them out one by one. stand up.
In fact, Qi Yan hid his people very well, and the account book was also done very beautifully. It was obviously assigned to Qi Wang's property, but as a result, seven out of ten people who sat in the core positions were bought by Qi Yan.
Those people don't have much other skills, but they are top-notch in making false accounts - raising the price of raw materials, lowering the selling price, falsely reporting labor, and purchasing prices are all much higher than the market price.
The price of each of these items does not seem high, but the price of these items is not low after adding them up. With such a one-in-one-out, one pressure and one increase, Qin Minyan's income will be much lower if he can get it
This is why these industries are doing well, but the money they get in the end is getting less and less each year.
Qin Minyan is not good at these things, and the shopkeepers in the industries under her control are all old people who have used them for many years. She probably didn't expect that these people would have the audacity to hide her, so she didn't find anything inappropriate.
Qi Yuanhao simply calculated, and found that the profits of those industries controlled by Qin Minyan were at least 40% lower.
"Minmin is good at everything, but her perception of money is too bad."
Qi Yuanhao made a big fuss, complaining that Qi Yan was ruthless, and that Qin Minyan couldn't control the situation. After all, she is also a girl from a big family, so why is she so confused in managing accounts
I also thought that Qi Wang said that he didn't have much funds on hand, so the investment in the arsenal couldn't keep up, and there was only one type of weapon developed.
"Father, if it weren't for the lack of funds, I think I should have developed more weapons, but I also know that the world has not been peaceful in the past two years... I was asking too much."
Thinking of the effect of the spear developed by Qi Wang, Qi Yuanhao's eyes turned red.
"It's all Qi Yan's little bastard. Am I not good enough for him? I gave him more than half of the family's property, and the money he earned is not enough for him to pretend? He even hit his big brother on his head Go up, what is he going to do!"
Qi Yuanhao's confidantes saw that the top of his head was smoking with anger, and the veins on his forehead popped out one after the other, fearing that something might happen if he got angry, they hurriedly uttered a voice to calm his emotions.
"Marshal, don't be angry. You should think in a better direction. This should mean that the tiger father has no dogs. Although the second young master has no talent in war, he is good at doing business. Doesn't he just like the young master?" Complementary? If these two brothers can go to the same mission, one masters the outside, the other masters the inside, the two of them will be invincible in the world."
Qi Yuanhao's deputy was named Xu Shaohe, and he was related to Qi Yan's mother, Xu Zhaorong. He was able to sit in this position because of Xu Zhaorong.
For this reason, he naturally wanted to speak for Qi Yan.
After what he said, Qi Yan's wolf ambition has become a means and a strategy. He can hold so many people in his hands quietly, and make everything seamless, so that no one will notice it. Not to mention, just this kind of scheming is very rare.
"Marshal, think about it carefully. The arsenal is a thing that burns money. If there is no money to support it, it is not so easy to achieve results. The young master is not good at management, and his thoughts are not on these industries. You A huge industry needs someone to take over, right?"
"Second Young Master is still young after all, and his sharpness is too sharp. Maybe he didn't have any other reasons for doing this. He just wanted to help you solve your problems and prove himself by the way."
Qi Yuanhao was never angry with his son who looked the most like himself, and he said those words just out of anger, now being comforted by Xu Shaohe, Qi Yuanhao gradually calmed down, thinking about it carefully I thought, what Xu Shaohe said was very reasonable.
"It's true what you said. The old man is arrogant and arrogant. He refused to admit defeat when he was young. I think I said in front of him that he is not as good as his brother. He must have made up his mind to use such a way to prove yourself."
Xu Shaohe has been by Qi Yuanhao's side for so many years, as soon as he opened his mouth, Xu Shaohe knew that Qi Yuanhao's attitude had softened.
Thinking about it, the palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh, and Qi Yan didn't do anything outrageous. How could there be any overnight feud between these brothers? It's just some small frictions, and if they are brought together, the relationship will naturally return to its original state.
After calming down, Qi Yuanhao sat back on the chair again, with a look of exhaustion on his brows, looking at the evidence he had collected, he smiled wryly, and said, "Shaohe, what do you think now? What should I do? The money is not a small amount. The boss should have an account, but I don’t want to be too strict with the second. After all, I am sorry for him. If it wasn’t for my childhood... Alas, how could they children not understand My heart to be a father?"
The reason why Qi Yuanhao has a lot of support for Qi Yan is not only because he looks the most similar to himself, but also because when Qi Yan was young, Qi Yuanhao took him out for a ride on a horse, and it turned out that the weather was very good when he went out. On the way, it started to rain heavily. Qi Yuanhao didn't take the rain seriously. After all, how many of them marched and fought without being drenched by the rain
But he forgot that Qi Yan who was brought out by him was only six years old at that time, and he was still a child. He was drenched in the rain and didn't change his clothes in time. By then, he had developed a high fever.
At that time, Qi Yan had a high fever for several days, and he almost failed to survive. Even if he recovered later, his lungs had problems, and he couldn't do too intense things. It was impossible for such a flawed person to take over the team. .
Because of this matter, Qi Yuanhao felt so guilty towards him, and even Xu Zhaorong never blamed him, and Qi Yan never mentioned this matter after he became sensible, and the sensibleness of the two of them made Qi Yuanhao even more Feeling guilty, I can't help but favor the mother and son in their daily affairs.
It's like he gave Qi Wang a team, and he also gave him an arsenal and some property. In order to make up for Qi Yan, he gave Qi Yan more than half of the property, but Qi Heng, who is also a bastard, did not How much is allocated.
And Qi Yuanhao, the property in Qi Yan's hands, never intervened too much, but put everything in his hands to handle with confidence, and the reason for this was only because of that debt.
It's just that what he didn't expect was that Qi Yan held so many properties of the Qi family in his hands, and he was not satisfied, so he extended his hand into Qi Wang's property...
But even so, he never felt much anger towards Qi Yan.
Xu Shaohe naturally knew Qi Yuanhao's preference for Qi Yan. Seeing his expression soften, Xu Shaohe took advantage of the victory and chased after him: "Look, Marshal, it's better than this. You ask the second young master to supply the money that is missing. It was done secretly, and then you were looking for someone to smooth out the account, and by the way, put out a few scapegoats, and the matter was over."
"As for the second young master, he should be punished for doing such a thing. You might as well reprimand him severely to let him know he was wrong, and offer wine to the young master to apologize, and promise that you will not Again, what do you think?"
Not a bad idea.